What We Do

Hearth Connection creates and manages effective systems that link government, supportive housing service organizations and people with long histories of homelessness, and promotes changes in existing systems and practices to improve participant outcomes. Hearth Connection partners with government and supportive service organizations to create systematic solutions to long-term homelessness. Hearth Connection has demonstrated success convening stakeholder groups to implement the initial Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot, as well as three regional long-term homeless projects. We bring the staff expertise and resources to facilitate community dialogue and draft regional proposals. We work hard to get and keep critical community members' input and buy-in. Hearth Connection's leadership role in planning and implementation allows counties and bands to participate and guide regional efforts. Similarly, supportive service providers can participate in the planning process and implementation, bringing their expertise and experience to the regional projects.

Once projects are operating, Hearth Connection works with government and supportive service organizations to identify systemic barriers that get in the way of participants getting what they need. Hearth Connection facilitates discussion about ways in which systems can change how they work with participants, or how they work with one another.

Government partners have appreciated that Hearth Connection is able to move more quickly than government, giving these programs the nimbleness and flexibility needed to work effectively with people with long histories of homelessness.